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Cowboys wide receiver fined for violating COVID protocols
The wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, NFL: The wild card round is full of young people”>Amari Cooper, has been fined for attending a basketball game.
According Todd Archer de ESPNThe veteran receiver was fined $14,650 by the NFL after attending the Dallas Mavericks’ game against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 5. Cooper is being fined for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols as an unvaccinated player. He was seen sitting without a mask with his teammate CeeDee Lamb.
“The NFL fined Amari Cooper $14,650 for violating COVID-19 protocols for unvaccinated players by attending a Dallas Mavericks game last week and not wearing a mask, according to a source,” Archer says.
Cooper previously missed two games due to COVID-19 in November. He is exempt from daily testing for 90 days, but must still follow much stricter protocols compared to vaccinated players.
NFL rules state the following for unvaccinated players, through Charean Williams de NBC Sports:
“A player who is not fully vaccinated is prohibited from attending a professional sporting event unless he or she is seated in a separate seating section, such as a suite or owner’s box, is wearing PPE and there are no more than 10 people in that separate seat. section.”
Cooper: ‘There is risk everywhere’
Cooper actually addressed the incident during his January 7 appearance on local radio station 105.3 The Fan.
After a disappointing non-playoff season in Mike McCarthy’s first year as head coach, Dallas won 12 games and won the NFC East. Dak Prescott returned from a major right ankle injury in 2020 and threw a franchise-record 37 touchdown passes this season.
As the Cowboys enter a major playoff battle against the San Francisco 49ers, Prescott knows that regular-season success doesn’t judge the team.
Via Mathew Lenix de Inside The Star:
“The stats and all that, the way we finished was great. It’s what we wanted to do, build momentum, get into a groove, but none of that matters anymore,” Prescott said. “You enter this tournament, and it’s one game at a time. It is essential to win. So that’s the focus.”
“You have to turn the page,” Prescott continued. “You can’t hang your hat on the regular season or 12 wins or win the division, because none of that matters.”
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